Great itinerary and great time on this trip. Easy checkin and disembarkation. Getting into Russia was a little slow the first day but quick and easy the next two days. All ports where great, but Helsinki was our least favorite. We could have used another day at sea that day instead. Entertainment was good, food in main dining room was ok. We always found something we liked and our waiter and assistant made the experience fantastic. Awesome cabin steward, attentive and helpful. Cruise director was ok, not great but not bad. Ship was clean and well maintained, some areas could use some sprucing up, but all in all looked good. All cruises are what you make of them, instead of looking for negative things embrace everything else and enjoy everything else. The ports of call was a great selection and learning their history and enjoying the local flavors and brews makes the experience that much richer. We would go again in a second.